Streit said he was excited by the deal and "pretty confident" he would sign with the Flyers.

The 5-foot-11, 191-pound Streit had six goals, 21 assists and a minus-14 rating while serving as the Islanders' captain last season. He just completed a five-year deal that paid him $20.5 million _ $4.1 million per season.

Streit, known more for his offense, is expected to seek more than $5 million per season. The Flyers already have hefty cap hits on the blue line, including Kimmo Timonen at $6 million, Braydon Coburn at $4.5 million, Andrej Meszaros at $4 million, Luke Schenn at $3.6 million and Nick Grossmann at $3.5 million.

If Streit is signed, look for one of the other veterans to be traded _ and for Erik Gustafsson to be in the top six.

As a 26-year-old, Streit was drafted by Montreal in the ninth round (262d overall) in 2004. He has been very durable during his career, and has averaged 23-plus minutes per game in his four seasons with the Islanders.

A native of Switzerland, Streit represented his country in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics.

Harper, 24, signed with the Flyers as a free agent in 2010. In 143 career games with the AHL Phantoms, he had 20 goals and 21 assists.